According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), real (price-adjusted) incoming orders in the German construction industry in May 2020 were seasonally and calendar-adjusted by 5.7% lower than in April....... [mais...]
In the 2Q 2020, Armstrong Flooring's net sales decreased 18.1% to $145.6 million from $177.7 million in the 2Q 2019, including an adverse currency impact of 80 basis points...... [mais...]
Data from the Special Secretariat for Foreign Trade and International Affairs analysed by the Furniture Industry Association of Bento Gonçalves (Sindmóveis) shows that in the first half of 2020 the furniture cluster of Bento Gonçalves...... [mais...]
Trade data is also less reassuring about future market prospects when cumulative EU imports in the first four months of 2020 are compared to the same period in 2019...... [mais...]
In May 2020, when Member States began easing the COVID-19 containment measures, the seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector rose by 27.9% in the euro area and by 21.2% in the EU, compared with April 2020..... [mais...]
Housing starts in the United States jumped 17.3% to an annual rate of 1,241,000 in June compared to May's revised figure, landing slightly above estimates...... [mais...]
At this time of year it is usual for softwood lumber prices to be lowering, as end-users would be stocked-up on inventory needs for ongoing building projects, and sawmills would be slowing down as normal seasonal closures and curtailments come into effect...... [mais...]
Pellet prices in Switzerland fell again in the current month. Thus, the positive trend in June (+ 0.9% to CHF 347.2 / t) didn't continue in July. As compared to July 2019 ...... [mais...]
